This is another branch of city bar Jamies (sic). We'll pop in and review it - and tell them off about their atrocious punctuation.
<h3>our final review</h3><h4> posted by pubdog on 31/10/2001</h4><h4>last rating: <img src='/images/rating_2.png' alt='last rating: 2 pints' title='last rating: 2...
Now a bar called Firefly, will let you know what it's like when we've been back.
Old style Young's boozer set in the corner of a truly monstrous concrete slab of an office building. Once inside you'll soon forget about that. Clientele seem to be the cast of <A...
We've known this pub for a lot of years and it hasn't really changed in all that time. It's still a bit of a barn in the bottom of a tower block, the walls are still covered in the eponymous cartoons and the beer's still...
Just off Fleet Street, the Hoop and Grapes is a cosy nook amidst the corporate canyons. The landlord's kept up the standards set a while back, and we're glad to see it's still worth visiting. Although the interior is...
Done up recently (it probably needed it) as it was looking a bit tired and old pubby. It's now much more inviting with comfortable tables and chairs, ow-level lighting and candles and flowers on the tables. It's popular with...
Still boarded up - not good news and no signs of life.
just off ludgate hill
<h3>our final review</h3><h4> posted by beer_monkey on 27/2/2004</h4><h4>last rating: <img src='/images/rating_1.png' alt='last rating: 1 pints' title='last rating: 1...
<h3>our final review</h3><h4> posted by glider on 29/9/2004</h4><h4>last rating: <img src='/images/rating_2.png' alt='last rating: 2 pints' title='last rating: 2...
We were taken aback when we passed by here and saw signs advertising 'Live Jazz'. Given that the pub used to shut up shop of an afternoon the fact that it was even open at night - let alone showcasing live music - took us a bit...
Any traces of the New Market are now firmly gone - good. 26 Smithfield is now an uber-trendy bar with regular live music and a decent menu on offer. Last time we were in it was a little early and a bit quiet while that night's...
The All Bar One formula writ large. Clean lines with wooden floors, benches, chairs and tables mean every voice echoes and bounces off every surface. Don't go there for a good conversation - go for a good nod. But the formula...
This pub on Leather Lane has had its original moniker restored and the initial signs are good. If you've been there before, you won't notice a vast difference to the interior, other than comfy chairs and the downstairs bar...
The Viaduct has been a Fuller's pub for a couple of years now, but to be honest you don't really come here for the beer (even though it's good), but to take in the Victorian interior. Built on the site of an <a...
pubdog 17/11/2001 - previously rated: 3pints.This pub has been doing the Irish thing for years and seems to be happy with its lot. A decent pint of Guinness (obviously) and a conventional range of other liquid refreshment are...
The Old Bell is one of the legendary Fleet Street pubs when this area was well and truly the street of shame. Sadly, those days are long gone and so have the marathon drinking sessions - printer and pundit alike. When you go...
A little history first - the Punch Tavern on Fleet Street was originally called The Crown & Sugarloaf but was renamed in honour of the founders of Punch magazine who met here. Back in the 1990s The Punch was relaunched but...
No longer the gothic horror theme park, more of a modern traditional hostelry. That said, the miscellaneous London prints dotted on every vertical surface do little to lift the overall flat feel. The fake bookcases downstairs...
This pub was, until recently, an identikit O'Neill's just by Ludgate Circus. Young's certainly don't hang about - the place was closed down and refurbished (minus live sport) to within an inch of its life, all in the blink of...
<h3>our final review</h3><h4> posted by pubdog on 24/11/2006</h4><h4>last rating: <img src='/images/rating_3.png' alt='last rating: 3 pints' title='last rating: 3...
Formerly the Mucky Duck, a remnant of old Fleet Street, this smart venue spreads over two levels. The 'pub' occupies the ground floor, and offers a wide range of regular beers including Lowenbrau, Red Stripe and San Miguel, as...
An old favourite in Smithfield, this one has stayed pretty constant for the last few years. Located practically next to St Bartholomew's Hospital and St Bartholomew the Grand (one of the churches from Four Weddings and a...
Unfortunately, the Punch Tavern is only half the pub it used to be. For some reason, hard to work out at the moment, the pub was divided in two a few years ago. Now only half of the magnificent Victorian interior is accessible...
This pub is something of an institution on Fleet Street. In the heyday of the Street of Shame, you could regularly find the great and (occasionally) the good gathering here to do the business of Fleet Street. Sadly (for some)...
Still closed down and boarded up, we'll keep you posted if this one is resurrected in some shape or form.
Another lively pub in this area, it's a bit bright and brash compared to some of the seasoned veterans in the area, but nevertheless it's OK. A conventional range of beers with pretty decent Guinness, friendly service and a...
The Sir John Oldcastle is a typical Wetherspoon pub - a large place with cheap beer, cheap food and open all day. As is becoming the norm in Wetherspoon pubs, it's going with the times and now sports a number of TV screens...
Once upon a time, even though it's in the heart of hectic Holborn, this quiet, smallish pub was far enough off the beaten track for it to be a refuge for those looking for an undisturbed drink. Now, it's in the hands of the...
